[A case of unilateral dislocation of C3 right facet joint treated with lateral mass plating].

Facet joint dislocations of the cervical spine are distractive-flexion injuries that account for 6 to 10 % of traumatic lesions of the subaxial cervical spine. Distractive-flexion injuries of the cervical spine were classified into four stages by Allen and Fergusson. These unstable lesions predominate at the fifth and sixth levels and all aspects of their management are subject to controversy, including their classification.

[Clinical, etiological, and therapeutic aspects of febrile convulsions. A review of 325 cases in Yaoundé].

A prospective study of 325 children with febrile seizures was conducted in 2 hospitals in Yaoundé, from 15 January to 15 December 2008. The proportion of patients with febrile seizures among all admitted patients was 6.1%.

[Bilateral blindness and visual impairment in children aged 0-5 years in the women's and children's hospital of Yaounde].

A retrospective study covering the period from March 2002 to December 2008 at the Yaounde Women's and Children's Hospital sought to identify the causes of blindness and severe visual impairment in children younger than 5 years old. Of the 55 cases recorded (prevalence: 2.4%), 33 patients were boys and 22 girls.

[The transfusion center, the blood donor and the given blood in francophone African countries].

In subsaharan Africa, knowledge of the organization and methods of transfusion centers, as well as blood donor characteristics, is essential in choosing strategies to improve transfusion practices and the security of blood products on this Continent. The present study was based on a analysis led in partnership with the transfusion of seven francophone African countries (Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Ivory Cost, Mali, Niger, and Rwanda). The results showed that withstanding significant progress has been realized in the organization and safety, but much remains to be undertaken over the years to come in order to improve the organization of the centers, the providing of blood products and the infectious and immunohematologic safety.

[Premature rupture of membranes: maternal and fetal outcome in the absence of antibiotic prophylaxis].

Antibiotic prophylaxis in the management of Premature Rupture of foetal Membranes (PROM) before term still remains controversial. 110 pregnant women with PROM were assigned to either group A (no treatment) or group B (treatment group). The rates of premature deliveries were similar in the two groups, 71% versus 77% (p = 0.